MEC WESSELS MORWENG HAS DIRECTED THAT THE NTI SALARIES BE EXPEDITED

Mahikeng – The MEC responsible for the North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Morweng, Wessels Morweng has directed that the payment of North West Transport Investment (NTI) salaries be expedited.

In a media briefing held on Monday, 6th of January 2025, MEC Morweng undertook to ensure that the payment is processed within a week.

“Our interest as a shareholder representative is to ensure that the employees are being paid. Our team is looking at the possibilities of making sure that, that is being done within ten days. We would also want to make sure that there is a solution to the nonpayment of salaries,” said MEC Morweng during the media briefing.

In an effort to ensure stability at the entity, the Chief Director for Corporate Services at the Department, Dr Ntlhopeng Dikobe was seconded to NTI to oversee its revival as an accounting officer. This was shortly after the court process which the Department has embarked upon to remove the BRP.

Despite the intention to apply for a leave to appeal, which meant the status quo remains, Dr Dikobe engaged the BRP to ensure that creditors, primary of whom are the employees are being paid. The resolution of the meeting is that an external payment processor will be engaged to ensure salaries are being paid within the period as stipulated by MEC Morweng.

This is the same process that the Head of Department Dr Hans Kekana had utilised earlier when the Department was intervening in yet another payment imbroglio at the entity.

It has also been agreed that all employees of the entity must go back to work. This include workers who had been protesting in Mahikeng since the middle of December 2024. As a result of this intervention, those employees who had been in Mafikeng had since left. The BRP will also prepare a report for the shareholder accounting for the work done including the money that has been appropriated for the entity as an intervention.

Addressing the media briefing last week, MEC Morweng has also committed to visit the NTI depots to engage with employees.

This has also been earlier done by both the HOD, Dr Hans Kekana and the NTI Acting CEO, Dr Ntlhopeng Dikobe.

ENDS!!!